Oddities and notes from around the world and beyond
A scattered 1905 digest notes world affairs science and local curiosities. Items include Nice dogs cleaning sewers, Margherita’s alpine garden, a Bronx bear toothache cure, zinc plant productivity in Wisconsin, Spain tariffs on American goods, ship Santa Maria explosion tribute, Queen Maud Norways language, global debt totals, Nantes furniture trade, Malay coinage in peninsula, small Portuguese coins, speed and lights for vehicles in U S states, Germany’s position in Europe, a rattlesnake gift to Alice Roosevelt, Oyama's port visit, and New York hydrostatic engineer Farrington on aqueduct waste.
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Nice
Queen Margherita
Italy
Bronx Zoological Park
New York
Wisconsin
Parson Joyce and the Lady of the Manor in a Winter Garden
Parson Joyce, financially modest yet content, tends his garden when Mistress Sybil Luttrell, Lady of the Manor and young beauty, enters with a dilemma about marriage. She loves a silent gentleman, seeks Joyce’s counsel, and, moved by her sincerity, he urges her to tell the beloved of her love. She kneels, admitting her affection, and Joyce prays for guidance as a new chapter begins.
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Parson Joyce
Joyce
Sybil Luttrell
Anthony
Parson Jones
Ely
Suengi
Mr. Joyce
Dia
Pargon Joyce
Bittersweet Snippets and Jokes Across Papers
A collection of witty exchanges and quips from Chicago Daily News Washington Star and Houston Post. The bright clerk jokes about a crooked insurance calendar while a considerate woman and Miss Cayenne trade barbs on pretension. The Danger notes a lawyer and jury dynamic and Honest Confession sees a woman reject parvenue ambitions amid self mockery.
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Chicago Daily News
Miss Cayenne
Washington Star
Cannibal Chief Speech Tosses Out Marital Plans
In a satirical line from The Theorist echoing Ironic duty, a Cannibal Chief cartoonish whimsy lands in the Washington Star and Houston Post through playful mis-reads. The fragment hints at a wedding pledge between Miss Sweteor and Miss Stout amid meteor imagery and comic dialog.
Thoroughly Broken. A Household Mr Fixes Irony
A Milwaukee Sentinel quips about a new cook breaking into every set of china, while Life magazine notes a millionaire recounting machine trouble, saying the device has produced no flue for over three days in a humorous contrast of domestic mishaps.
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Milwaukee Sentinel
Remnant Knicker Has He an Auto Face
Bocker says he lost four teeth two ears and one eye in various accidents leaving a scarred face. The Sun notes these remnants hint at a rugged appearance and resilience in the subject.
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Bocker
Dawn Refused To Appear At Midland Theatrical Scene
A Midland town theater faces a weak audience as players presented a scene where the hero waits in a log hut for dawn to bring deliverance. Incidental actors improvise as gas lighting fails and the chorus calls for daylight. The light lapse undercuts the performance amid economic hardship and crowd indifference.
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England
Asl
Phoebus
Salzer Seed Co Bargain Seed Book and Offers
An ad outlines Salzer Seed Co northern grown pedigreed seeds with a special bargain seed book offering bargain prices and free seed for lawns and farms. It promotes Cosmo annuals, a garlic-like assortment, and includes a misfit line about German gossip and quotes from Life and Washington Star on unrelated topics.
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Cape Ma
Salzer
John A. Saleer Seed Co
la Crosse
Guaranteed Cure for Piles Claim Sparks Historic Debate
A dubious 19th century medical claim circulates about ParoOixTMent, promising cure for piles and related symptoms, while critics label the advertisement as deceitful. The piece also labels a figure as a liar or foolish, questioning credibility both at home and abroad.
His One Weak Spot in Back Pain Cure Advert
C C Hayden of Albert Lea Minnesota reports severe back weakness and night pain. After using Deans Kidney Pills, kidney action improved and back trouble vanished. He states there has been no return and recommends the remedy. Sold by all dealers, 50 cents a box. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY
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C. C. Hayden
C.C. Hayden & Co, Dry Goods Merchants
Albert Lea
Minn
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N.Y
Last Resort Dinner Request in Chicago Tribune Style
A Chicago Tribune snippet shows a speaker inviting a doctor to join dinner to assess whether dining faults lie with the person or the cooking. The exchange underscores humor about domestic meals and culinary skill.
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Chicago . Tribune
Goove's Laxative Boxes Claim Cure in One Day
Odd promotional note claims cure for a polao via laxative tablets with Goove’s signature on each box. Mentions price of zero and a boast about a girl’s breakfast endurance, but text is fragmentary and unclear.
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Jens Arfund
Goove
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